Radiator



Nov.y 8, 1949 l T. L. ARNOLD RADIATOR Filed June 21, 1946 7 www@ @2W/m xmxm Patented Nov.A 8, ,1.949

uNl'r'ED assaut nAnrAroa' "rnomn r.. mouwen ns1-trom, conn., 'n'- signor to The Vulcan Radiator Company, Hartford, Conn., a corporation of Connecticut Application June 21, 194s. serial Na'sias'zz .y v

This invention relates to radiators and more particularly to a construction for baseboard radiators which will provide novel advantages over those heretofore used.

An object of this invention is the provision of a radiator which is so constructed that it may be readily cleaned when desired.

A further object is to provide a radiator having a detachable cover which may be easily removed so as to expose the radiator and provide free access thereto.

A still further object is the provision of means for increasing the heating efficiency of baseboard radiators.

Further objects and advantages of this invention will be more clearly understood from the following description and from the accompanying drawings in which:

Flg. 1 is a plan view, partly in section, vofa portion of my improved radiator.

Fig. 2 is an elevational iront view thereof with parts broken away to more clearly show the construction of the radiator.

Fig. 3 is .a sectional side view thereof.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of a modified form and in vertical section showing a portion of said radiator construction.

As shown in the drawings, my improved radiator may be mounted upon the lower portion of a wall. which may be of ordinary construction and having such as the usual studs 5 supported upon a sill 8 running along the edges of a floor 1.` A border strip l being secured to the inner edges of the studs for a plaster wall 9.

My improved radiator commotion provides a .wall lining il, preferably of sheet metal, which is secured to the insides of the sill 0 and the studs .8 and has an offset portion Il with an extension i2 that is attached to the inside of the border strip 8.

A hanging strip Il may be secured on top of said extension i2, preferably -by means of nails i4, so that a portion thereof projects above the said hanging strip and is spaced from the surface of the wall I.

A radiator of a suitable form, and preferably consisting of a heater pipe il having a series of radiating ns il thereon, is mounted upon hangers II which are secured inthe studs 8 as clearly shown in Fig. 3. When the radiator is so hung, the ns Il arespaced from the liner It so as to prevent loss of heat to said liner by conduction.

A cover I8 is supported in front of the radiator.

This cover'has a vertical portion I! with anl angular extension 2l that has a downwardly exlclaiml. (01.'257-133) tending hook 2| along the edge "t/l'lereof.-` This yhooks over the vedge of the hanger strip il to support the said cover with the bottom edge of the'portion i9 spaced from the surfaceof the iloor 1. The upper portion of the cover is perforated at 22, preferably withslots, to provide for circulation of heat and there is an imperforate portion 22a adjacent the upper edge of said cover for directing the air currents outwardly from the radiator and away from the wall.

In the operation of my improved radiator, air will move past the lower edge of the portion I3 and will rise through the radiating fins i6 and between the cover I8 and the liner I0 and pass outwardly through the angular portion 20. The angular portion Ii of the liner lilv will tend to direct the air outwardly through the perforations 22- and in a direction upwardly and away from the wall 9 so as to throw the heated air towards the center of a room in which the said radiator is installed.

As shown in Fig. 4, the hanging strip I3 may be eliminated by forming the portion i3-a integral with the wall liner i0.

It will be noted that the cover I8, being hung upon the edge of the hanger strip I3 at a position which is spaced to the side thereof, will be gravitally maintained in contact with the front edges of the radiating ns I6. This will cause heating of the cover by conduction and thereby permit the outer surface of said cover to act as a radiant heater which will serve to increase the heating eillciency of the radiator.

It will be also noted that, when it is desired to clean the radiator or along the edges of the iloor under said radiator, the cover i8 may be readily removed by simply lifting it olf the hanger strip i3 and thereby completely exposing the radiator for free access thereto.

I claim:

1. A baseboard radiator comprising a conductor for a heating medium, a plurality of spaced ns on said conductor, a one-piece cover for the radiator including a vertical wall having an angled upper portion disposed above the radiator means for freely mounting the angled upper portion of the cover inwardly of the outer edges of said fins whereby the vertical wall of the cover is gravitationally positioned in heat conducting contact with the adjacent edges of the iin-s, the said upper portion of the cover having openings therein and the lower end of the vertical wall of the cover terminating above the floor line to permit inward and upward flow of air between the ns and the mounting for the cover including an upstanding hanger strip on the wall and a downwardly ex- 3. A baseboard radiator comprising a conductor m for a 'heating medium, a plurality of spaced fins on said conductor, a one-piece cover for the radiator including a vertical wall having an angled upper portion disposed above the radiator, and

means for freely mounting the angled upper por- 'i 5 tion of the cover inwardly of the outer edges of said fins whereby the vertical wall of the cover is gravitationally positioned in heat conducting contact with the adjacent outer edges -`of the fins.

4. A baseboard radiator comprising a conductor 2u for a heat medium, a plurality of fins on said conductor, a cover for the radiator including a wall having a vertical portion and an angled upper portion disposed above the radiator, and means for mounting the said angled upper portion of the cover inwardly of the outer edges of said ilns for supporting the saidcover with the lvertical portion thereof in heat conducting contact with the adjacent edges of the ns and with the lower endl of the said vertical portion terminating above the floor line.

THOMAS L. ARNOLD.

REFERENCES' CITED The following references are of record in the me' of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Namo Date 1,611,325 Tashjian Dec. 21, 1926 1,845,435 Murray, Jr. Feb. 16, 1932 1,907,527 Erskine May 9, 1933 1,979,817 Anderson Nov. 6, 1934 2,225,722 Speith Dec. 24, 1940 2,250,330 Eastwood et al. July 22, 1941 2,382,340 Smith Aug. 14, 1945 

